Title
Cooking pot
Year/Period
c.1930
Region
Kota Bharu, Kelantan, northeast Malay Peninsula
Dimension
Object size: H: 11.9 cm,
Gross measurement: Dia,
of body: 15.5 cm,
Gross measurement: Dia,
of mouth: 9.7 cm
Gross measurement: Dia,
of body: 15.5 cm,
Gross measurement: Dia,
of mouth: 9.7 cm
Accession No.
C-0560
Collection of
This bulbous cooking pot is decorated with stamped geometric motif.Malay pottery consists mainly of household utensils such as cooking pots, dishes, storage vessels for water and incense braziers. Traditionally, they were hand-moulded without the use of potter’s wheel. Many take their shapes from natural forms such as fruit or vegetables and are decorated with incised floral and geometric motifs.
